United Kingdom Government advises travellers do not travel to the Middle East due to conflicts

The troubled Gaza strip is now considered to be a ‘Do Not Travel’ destination by both the British and Australian governments, following a series of deadly exchanges between Israeli forces and Palestinian group Hamas. The death toll in Gaza has now reached at least 18 – while in Israel, three people were killed when a rocket from Gaza struck an apartment block in Kiryat Malachi. Read article